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Newspaper
Silsbee Bee
Location
Silsbee, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1966
Page
1
Silsbee school trustees planned an 800000 bond sale for early steps toward a new senior high school with the sale date set for Jan 26 in the administration office. The board also eyed April 2 for a school election as trustees Wiggins Poshataske and Wills faced terms expiring.
A head on crash between a southbound station wagon and a northbound dump truck on Beaumont North 11th Street near the LNWA canal bridge killed two Silsbee women, Mary Unruh 32 and Lucille Hill 32, and injured five year old Donna Unruh. The dump truck driver Walter Brown 35 was treated and released. Funeral services set for Mrs. Unruh at Farmer Funeral Home. burial in Kansas. Mrs. Hill's services to follow at Woodrow Baptist Church Resthaven Cemetery. Survivors listed for both women include spouses, children, and extended relatives. Police investigate with city officers at the scene.
U S Congressman John Dowdy of Athens toured Silsbee this week as he kicks off his campaign for re election. He met the Silsbee city council and spoke at a Kiwanis Club luncheon. Dowdy and his wife were hosted by Mr and Mrs Earl Stover during the visit. Hardin County will join a new 14 county District 2 after November elections.
The Silsbee State Bank marks its 60th year on the downtown corner and declares a $1.25 per share dividend for all shareholders of record as of January 10 1966. The dividend was approved at the January 4 board meeting. An annual shareholder meeting is set for 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Heritage Room to elect directors and conduct business.
In district play the Panthers edged Crockett 63-59 to hold a share of the district lead. Lyndell Shaw led with 16 points, while Bobby Simmons and Sammy Richardson added 14 each as the Panthers with Woodville at the top with three wins and one loss.
The Dec 31 1965 deposits show gains at Silsbee State Bank Neches National Bank and Hardin County Savings and Loan Association. Silsbee State Bank posts 8264775 89 up from October 8211135 23. Neches National Bank climbs to 2313984 89 from 2165608 00. Hardin County Savings and Loan grows to 4822538 43 from 4736757 51.
Silsbee Tigers finish the first round of District 9-AAA with two upcoming games at Forest Park and Liberty both 7 30 p m. Hoffpauir scores 20 in the 54 43 win over Victor Pirates last Friday while Gossett adds 11. A 54 34 loss to West Orange keeps Silsbee at 1 3 in district.
Silsbee Police Chief Grady Tarver reports 170 arrests in December. Of these 152 were disposed of in corporation court and 18 turned over to Sheriff Henry Overstreet. Cars logged 11 847 miles, with 550 outside city limits. Patrols issued 156 parking tickets, investigated 26 accidents, escorted six funerals, seven house moves, and destroyed 16 stray dogs.
Lufkin January 13. State Senator Martin Dies Jr. of Lufkin enters the race for the U S Congress in the 2nd Congressional District. He notes East Texas needs river navigation and water resources development to spur industry and growth. Dies plans a vigorous campaign visiting all district counties.
Citizens must pay poll taxes by January 31 to qualify as voting residents for 1966. Substations in Silsbee at Silsbee News Stand, Silsbee Electric Co. and Pa-Go Grocery provide convenient payment options. The year features many offices nationwide and locally with elections, bonds, and campaigns across state and county levels.
Miss Peggy June Gore is a Silsbee High senior sponsored by the Silsbee Kiwanis Club. She serves as business manager of The Satsuma yearbook, head cheerleader, Key Club sweetheart, and a district 9AAA Good Sportsmanship League delegate. She belongs to the Polyglots and is recording secretary of the Student Council. Daughter of Mrs Lurline Livingston Gore and Stanley Gore of Silsbee.
The North Hardin Water District schedules a general meeting for all members on Thursday Jan 20 at 7 p m in the Heritage Room of Silsbee State Bank E M Wilson Jr says each subscriber to the new corporation has a vote and directors for the year will be elected Engineers will explain existing work and a Farmers Home Loan Assn representative will discuss financing Notices will be sent to all shareholders.
Thirteen contestants sign for the Miss Silsbee pageant with Vance as master of ceremonies for the event. Prospective entrants met the Pine Burr ABWA sponsors Tuesday to finalize contracts while twelve locals had tentatively registered. Special guests include Linda Ferguson Miss Louisiana and runner up in Miss America 1965 and TV personality Tommy Vance.
John Cullinan was reelected president of the Hardin County Golf and Country Club at a recent board meeting. C. L. Dickinson was reelected vice president, Nick Slavik named secretary, and Mrs. Gertrude Fields as treasurer. Directors elected for two year terms were Cullinan Fred Hardy I F Eldredge Jr J C Perkins and Norman Sweatt.
The Silsbee city council on final reading approved annexing a 40 acre tract for the new Silsbee High School. The area adds no taxable property, lies east of the old limits on Highway 327, and will include right of way and the school site.
Neal House, county school superintendent of Hardin County since 1943, announced to the Bee his candidacy for re election in the Democratic primary. He has spent his career in education, taught in Silsbee and Honey Island, and plans to visit every part of the county to seek voter support.
Escar S Goins 69 died at 4 p m Friday at home near Silsbee after a lengthy illness He was a Hyatt Texas native and had lived in Silsbee 19 years A World War I veteran he was a retired logging and carpenter contractor and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Funeral services were Sunday at 2 p m at the LDS church with Bishop Billy Ray Dulaney officiating Burial was in Cunningham Cemetery Farmers Funeral Home directed Surviving are his wife five sons two daughters two brothers three sisters and other relatives
Hardin county sheriff Henry Overstreet reports 19 people held in the county jail since last Thursday. Leading offenders are five drunks, with two for hot checks, three for traffic violations, three for misdemeanor DUI, one for felony DUI, one for felony theft, one for robbery by firearm, one for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and two minors for possession of alcoholic beverages.
Mrs. Donna Nolen of Beaumont and Mrs. Jerald Peveto of Orange visited recently with their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Richardson. Mr. Richardson has been confined to his home due to a fall he received Dec. 30.
Mr and Mrs Johnnie R Johnson of Wichita Falls have a daughter Kris ti Byron born Jan 8 at Sheppard AFB hospital. J A Williams of Lufkin report a son Michael John born Dec 28 in Memorial Hospital Lufkin. Clarence Alford Messer Sr of Silsbee parent of son Clarence Alford Jr born Jan 7 at Hardin Memorial Hospital Kountze. William Scott born Jan 7 to Henry Stephen son of Beaumont. Ray Lee born Jan 10 to James Morris of Silsbee. David Lee born to O R Hendrix Sr of Saratoga. Continuous list of newborns and parental lines.
Chief Justice L B Hightower of the Ninth Court of Civil Appeals in Beaumont has notified the Bee that he filed with the State Democratic Executive Committee for reelection. Hightower, a Southeast Texas native, was appointed to the bench to fill a vacancy.
Hardin County commissioners set the annual pay for justices of the peace in Silsbee and Kountze at 3600 dollars each, up from prior fee-based payments. They authorized bids for two sheriff’s department autos and approved condemnations on the Gore and Melanistract tracts off FM 2937, with right of way on eight nearby parcels.
Mrs. Fannie Thompson 83, of Silsbee, died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday in Baptist Hospital Beaumont after a short illness. A Lovelady native, she moved to Silsbee 53 years ago and held active church and civic roles. Survived by her husband I. M. Thompson. children Julia Sands and Houston I. Thompson. four brothers and three sisters. Funeral arrangements announced by Farmer Funeral Home.
Silsbee Independent School District will census students in January. All children born Sept 1 1948 to Sept 1 1960 should be counted. Slips go home with pupils. contact principals if slips are missing. Results influence next year's school program.
Mrs. R. H. Abbott and her daughter Tammie Lynn of Lebanon Oregon are visiting the home of her parents Myr and Mrs. Elion Richardson.
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